Which is better, water birth or painless birth? What are the requirements for water birth?

It is said that water birth will not make you feel pain during childbirth. So which one is better, water birth or painless birth? Are there any requirements if you choose water birth?

Natural childbirth has the least impact on the mother's body. Children born naturally have stronger adaptability. The baby's nervous system and cardiopulmonary function will be exercised, and the chance of illness will be lower. At the same time, the medical community generally believes that mothers and fetuses have innate potential and can work closely with each other to complete this process. Natural childbirth is safer for mother and baby in the short and long term. Therefore, women who choose natural childbirth not only give themselves a chance to experience the complete experience of being a mother, but also truly take responsibility for the lifelong health of themselves and their children.

The development of water birth has made natural childbirth much easier. Water birth is a method of childbirth that can relieve labor pain without the use of any anesthetics. Giving birth in a birthing pool filled with warm water can reduce the pain of pregnant women throughout the entire delivery process. Therefore, the fetus will adapt to this new external environment after leaving the mother's body. The "instinct" of the fetus will make them hold their breath before coming out of the water to avoid choking on water. The appropriate water temperature during water birth can relieve pain for the mother, relax the leg muscles, and dilate the cervix. The buoyancy of the water helps the body to exert its natural rhythm, making it easier to turn over and rest.

Water birth not only reduces the amount of bleeding during delivery, but also rarely causes damage to the perineum. In addition, because the mother can adjust her body position in the water, the force during delivery is more natural, and the fetal heart rate will not change abnormally. Since the delivery time is relatively short, the mother's physical energy consumption is very small, and the postpartum recovery is also significantly better than other forms of delivery.

Whether pregnant women can choose to give birth in water depends on their own situation. Not all mothers can enjoy this experience. According to the general situation of Chinese mothers, the baby should be of medium size and the weight should be controlled at about 3 kilograms. Pregnant women with huge fetuses are not suitable for water birth; and the mothers are in normal physical condition; the best age for natural childbirth is between 20 and 30 years old; mothers with diseases or a history of miscarriage should adopt a more stable delivery method. Because diseases often cause syndromes and cause unnecessary damage. At the same time, some mothers also need dynamic monitoring and evaluation by obstetricians before they can give birth in water.

The conditions that must be met for water birth are that the baby must be a single baby. Twins and multiple babies cannot be delivered in water. It is necessary to ensure that the fetal heart rate and fetal position are normal, the mother's amniotic fluid is normal, there is no chronic disease such as pregnancy-induced hypertension, heart disease, hypertension, no history of miscarriage, and the mother is between 20 and 30 years old. This is because the pelvis is large and has a good degree of expansion, which is suitable for water birth.

Birthing in water can not only protect the labor force of pregnant women, but also make them feel fully safe in the water. Birthing in water is easy for mothers to relax, can relieve pain, shorten the labor process, and reduce birth canal lacerations. Birthing in water just gives the baby a transition. There is no drastic change. After birth, it is still a familiar environment, and the baby will feel much more at ease.

The disadvantage of water birth is that there are more bacteria in the water. The newborn cannot stay in the water for too long, no more than one minute, which will affect the health of the newborn. Secondly, the midwife's actions must be standardized. The umbilical cord of a newborn baby cannot be cut short in the water, otherwise it may be infected. The mother cannot stay in the water for too long. Generally, she should go into the water with five fingers dilated and come out within two hours.